Christopher Lauchnor, 26, reportedly told officers he "scolded the boy," and later said he meant he "spanked him on the butt and mouth."

Lauchnor, who lived with the boy and his mother on Dewey Street in East Bangor borough, was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault of a child under the age of 13, reckless endangerment and harassment.

Roseto police said the boy was left with Lauchnor Tuesday night while the boy's mother attended a college class.

The next morning, the mother saw several red, raised marks and bruises on the boy's face. Police said the boy told his mother he fell and hit a table.

Later that day, a relative saw similar red marks and bruises on the boy's stomach and back, according to police. The boy then told the relative Lauchnor spanked him.

Police spoke with the child in the presence of his parents, and the boy reported Lauchnor spanked him for not doing his homework. Officers confirmed seeing the reported injuries on the boy's face, stomach and back.